West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1887-01-13
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lowing morning, side 10y side wiGh the
well known muffin and cruml ct state.
mcut. appeared the following:
a yolng lady. Glove and Well-ed ucatcd.
desires at once a good morning or a lilv en-
gagement as governeSs Terms mt derate.
within"
Miss Josephine had, in mu;t mex
plCablc way. won tho wonulN en-
tire sympathy, aud also the al T iiratioa
OF Elsie. And yet the latter neyos seemed
10 forget the dilTctsnCc in sta don that
she considered still existed bet ween her
tavortc and herself She oilly knew
that the lawyers daughter W Is a very
model of sweet paticnoo, and that she
and all at home were as poor as any
church mouse.
"Oh. N.Y. exclaimed little Bob
Travers that morning, rs thclettors were
brought in. What shoals Of letters
What a lot Of goverucsscs we shall have
motherl l d declare il it won't he
Just lie an evening party
Hold your tongue, Bobv urg ed his
father, percmptorily Leave the room. "
Letters of importance had 10 be dis.
cIsse l. most OF them bearing ia terence
TO what Bob had termed the ''evoning
party"
Some applicantsdcclariug thoy were ex-
pcrenccd b cause middle.a sed Others
asserte / that they were youu K, and there
fore general Y regarded as huving AN at
tractivo way with children; which latter
statement was yet worse 1'he last de
scribed young ladies would perhaps
prove attractive i'm other ways, and fan
desperately in love with the quiet bach
elor-Unclc Fred
No, that wouldn'; do at all. and in n
decided tit of ill-humor Bolos father
threw the entire batch OF letters into the
fire.
AS usual, when perturt cd in mind.
mother turned the current of Couver-
sation b addressing Unclc Fred
al wish, when passing Janet Iislc's
to-day, you would ask Ioc our mag;a.
zines.
All was hurry skurry, as uBuai tnreo
or four hours later on IN the post-oflice.
A variety of small packages equired i'm
mediate Weighing; and it Gas at this
very iuncture that Uncle Fred placed
his foot upon the threshold.
Something had, however, just caugh,
his eye, and without more a,lo he beat a
hasty rctroat--not, however, TO great
distance off.
The very thing nc calculated.
There. We nave been hunting about
all this while and 10 what p,Irposci
Particulars within. Ehl Why, IN 20
in az once and inquire
Uncle Fred was wdOwer, and had,
therefore, made his home OF late year,
with his sister Polly's family Anvtning.
he thought, was better than living'alonc.
He was rich, too, and highly cult.
waited man, with peculiar faculty. also
for engaging in the performance of KINDLY
actions. Like tie rest of the fclmiiy,
however, he had only lately come into
the neighbOrhOOd.
"Will you excuse my troubling you
about the notice in the Window
Elsie started visibly an instant Yes.
OF course This was not the first occasion
upon which she had seen that certainly
striking face. Yesterday of course.
when he had sent OF the registered let
ter.
But Elsie was instantly all attention.
Yes; she could tell him all hc reluired
to kno H-and did so; and even as she
. spoke, Elsie's eya sparklcd brightly and
/ lovingly. She was doing now what IL
/ rejOiccd her true woman heart TO ven
ture upon-tryin9 10 help her favoritc.
and Miss falconbridgc thought tlAyt
| the young lady in question might be
I fully relied upon in her guidance Of fttlc
/ ChildrcnW nc asked.
"Oh, dear me! lcs-most ccrta 'nlv. -
'You can give me her addressl"
Elsie noted 1t down quickly upon a
! slip of PAPER
Before the end or that certainty event
! ful day. Miss Josephine WIS engaged as
I daily governcss IN the family OF Uncle
( Fred's sister. Mt the moderate salary OF
two hundred dollars year.
Some months have passed away since
} then. Kind Uncle Frd, that be- ever is.
/ h - just appeared in the large. old-fash.
ioned hail IN is assisting Miss jose
/ phine' in putting on her cloak previous
\ 20 taking her departure for home. Uo.
and ''Sistcr Polly" also, arc both mad
1 Il good stuff, and folks say, and
[ Heaven bless them for it.--OnIy wish 20
make her feel at home with them.
And for the reason therefore. IL seems
that Uncle Fred not only. on this spcc-
N evening, escorts her 20 the hall. DOR.
lslt also a short distance on the road TO.
; ard home.
As he saws, the evening is 50 lovely.
/ and the Laimy outer air will do him
/ good.
She is telling him why she does not
exactly know something aboIt their
I troubles at home sncc "delr father"
died
'ln fact. you know, ,n went on oMiss
/ Josephine, quito simply "he had not
/ even y penny left in tho house. 10 was
! too dreadful SIR
She paused a moment; then went on
In The least degree ncrvOuslv.
''ShalI tell you wh didf
"Ics"
) VI advertised, then. in the country pa-
prr-don't be shocked. please At any
+ rate did it for the whethcr rich
i or wrong. don't quito know
$50 on
'I merely said then. that widow and
her daughters all born % better thing.
as 10 had seemed were suddenly thrown
3 into the lowest depths Of poverty and
asked for help
Uncle Fred gayp % sort OF slight ner.
I vous start 90 this moment, bat 'Miss Jo.
sephinc did nOt notice .t She wat
thinking only 40 hat instant Of the ter
. rihle struggle which had urged her to
take such "a stop as that which She was
now describing.